Synacor Enhances Premium Online Learning Package with Addition of Dorling Kindersley software
All-Inclusive DK® Learning Content Package Delivered Using Synacor’s Online Portal Technology
October 23rd 2007
(BUFFALO, NY) October 23, 2007 – Synacor today announced the launch of DK® Learning, a premium online learning package published by Global Software Publishing (GSP), offering users a variety of educational assistance tools available for the first time to home computer users through Synacor’s downloadable desktop media player.
Through the premium online tools provided by Synacor, that develops and integrates value-added online content and technology solutions for broadband and Internet service providers, DK® Learning users will have the opportunity to purchase a seamlessly integrated interactive learning experience from their Internet service provider and download it right on their homepage.
“This is an exciting opportunity for us to introduce interactive learning software to new customers who may not normally find us in the software aisle of retail stores,” said Wayne Zimmerman, vice president of Global Software Publishing. “These are essentially games that teach and the learning takes place because children want to play with the characters and participate in the adventures.”
DK® Learning complements a child’s learning process by providing more than 10 interactive learning programs that children in pre-kindergarten through ninth grade can enjoy. This premium bundle includes best selling software titles such as: “3D World Atlas,” “I Love Spelling,” “Punctuation Made Easy,” “Sports Math Fractions Made Easy,” and “Earth Quest.” Each program was specifically chosen to highlight the value of interactive learning where the child is actively involved in asking questions and finding answers. This premium content package – available with a high-speed Internet connection – uses Synacor’s existing media player powered by Yummy Interactive, to manage and stream-download all of the games in one location on the user’s desktop for easy accessibility and easy play.
“DK® Learning is an outstanding addition to the premium content Synacor provides to broadband subscribers because this package enhances the child’s online learning experience by offering several interactive educational games right from their living room,” said Ron Frankel, president and CEO of Synacor. “We also provide parents with convenience and a financial advantage because all of the games are included in a single package, so users will not have to purchase or download each game separately or worry about keeping several CDs or disks on-hand to play each game.”
Synacor is able to make the Dorling Kindersley content available through its partnership with Yummy Interactive and Global Software Publishing, and will support and manage the delivery of the content through its white label online portal to its broadband and Internet service provider customers. TruVista Communications will be the first customer to deliver DK® Learning to consumers as part of their premium online service offerings.
About Global Software Publishing North America
Global Software Publishing is the exclusive publisher of Dorling Kindersley educational software and publishes a wide variety of interactive software programs for every need, from learners to earners to games for grown-ups to programs for people with a passion for hobbies and crafting. For more information visit www.LearnAtGlobal.com.
About Dorling Kindersley Ltd.
Dorling Kindersley is an internationally acclaimed publishing company specializing in the creation of high quality, illustrated information books and online resources for children and adults. For more information visit www.dk.com.
About Synacor
Synacor builds Internet tools and portals that simplify the way consumers get their digital media. Its technology platform provides white label portals, premium online content and email collaboration suites to broadband service providers such as cable operators, telecommunications companies, Internet service providers and others. Synacor provides the focused expertise and technology that allow both service providers and content providers to extend their brands online and create a relevant, personalized online experience for consumers through a single sign-on portal, enhanced content packaging and aggregated billing. For more information on Synacor, please visit www.synacor.com.
About Yummy Interactive, Inc.
Yummy Interactive Inc. is a leading technology provider of secure digital distribution solutions of games and applications via broadband. Yummy provides a comprehensive turnkey platform – CONDUIT™ – to broadband service providers, consumer portals, retailers, and software publishers that enables a variety of revenue models, Digital Rights Management (DRM), game streaming, flexible billing management and content/application services. CONDUIT™ delivers and supports game downloads, periodic subscription, limited-time rentals, micro-transactions and Try-Before-You-Buy. Yummy has solutions deployed in North America, South America, Europe and Asia with leading telephone, broadband, and cable companies. For more information on Yummy visit www.yummy.net.